We want to see a Scotland where people are financially secure and able to live free from poverty and poverty-related trauma.
Financial security means ensuring income adequacy, stability, access to essentials, and effective safety nets that prevent people from falling into poverty.
Many individuals and families face financial insecurity due to in-work poverty, rising costs of living, and gaps in social security. These pressures can make it difficult to afford essentials such as food, energy, housing, and insurance, and can contribute to stress and trauma.
Through our Financial Security work, we aim to support initiatives that improve income adequacy, reduce the poverty premium, strengthen financial safety nets, and expand access to financial education, advice, and affordable credit. We also focus on connecting Financial Security with our other themes, recognising that stable finances support nurturing relationships, education, and work pathways.
By addressing both immediate and structural factors, we aim to reduce poverty, prevent financial hardship, and promote wellbeing for individuals and families.
Find out more about how to apply here.
The Big Change That Lasts Fund supports organisations working in Scotland to deliver long‑term, systemic change that prevents and reduces poverty and related trauma. We fund work that tackles the underlying causes of poverty - shifting systems, structures and practices so that change lasts beyond individual projects and beneficiaries.
At this time, we are prioritising applications that focus on Financial Security.
We are particularly interested in work that:
Find out more here.
Find out more about how to apply here.
The Big Change That Lasts Fund supports organisations working in Scotland to deliver long‑term, systemic change that prevents and reduces poverty and related trauma. We fund work that tackles the underlying causes of poverty - shifting systems, structures and practices so that change lasts beyond individual projects and beneficiaries.
At this time, we are prioritising applications that focus on Financial Security.
We are particularly interested in work that:
Find out more here.
In our Voices series, we spotlight the stories and insights of the incredible organisations we support - those driving real change in the fight against poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is CHAI (Community Help & Advice Initiative), which supports and empowers people and communities across Edinburgh through free, confidential, high-quality, impartial advice, information, and representation on welfare benefits, money, housing, and employability.
